akashiver ([info]akashiver) wrote,
@ 2009-06-08 19:19:00
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Remember the great Race Fail debate? Here's another debate about "outing" an internet poster's psuedonym in a different context: The Outing of Publius

Meanwhile, in New York, "trust fund" kids are now having a hard time making rent: Parental Lifelines, Frayed to Breaking

Yet another article on people's ability to rise "above IQ", this one focusing on successful immigrant groups.

Lastly, in Kansas the murder of Dr. George R. Tiller has left abortion protesters at a loss.

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[info]gollumgollum
2009-06-09 12:04 am UTC (link)
One thing that medbloggers warn each other about is to remember that there's no such thing as anonymity on the internet. The most famous case was Flea, a doctor who blogged about his medical malpractice trial, which was ultimately his downfall; there's also the looming concern that you could be accused of violating HIPAA if you're not careful.

Ann Althouse, a lawprof blogger who has always blogged under her own name (and who took the picture my icon comes from), discusses her thoughts on the matter here. She's actually a lot more sympathetic than i'd expected, considering she's been fairly open about the fact that she doesn't really believe in pseudonymous blogging.

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